Max Attitude
Typical White Person
Wondering if a programmer or intake for the 6.0 would help get better mileage when towing. If so how much better?
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6.0 performance chips/ K&N intake...add mileage when towing?
- Thread starter Max Attitude
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Diablo Sport programmers can disable the torque management on those motors, as well as power tune. And from what I hear, they can work wonders and give you lots more low end beans. I talked my brother into getting one for his new Silverado 6 liter. I also tuned a friends truck back before I moved. He's got an 03 2500HD 6.0 and he said it was a night and day, noticeable difference with low end power.
Max Attitude
Typical White Person
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This is for a work truck. To talk my dad into it it'd have to increase mileage. Did your brother or friend notice a mileage gain? We towed a trailer out to Wyoming for work and the mileage sucked...more power would be nice too.
This is for a work truck. To talk my dad into it it'd have to increase mileage. Did your brother or friend notice a mileage gain? We towed a trailer out to Wyoming for work and the mileage sucked...more power would be nice too.
I never asked them. Not many people I know who drive trucks like ours really care to calculate their mileage. I'll find out.
Max Attitude
Typical White Person
Yeah I know. I never used to either...but I checked it on the way down to florida during spring break one year....now it's a habit that just makes you mad. :mad2:
My dad understands why diesels kick ass now! ):h He wants one for himself and one for work but it ain't in the budged at the moment.
oldbrownsierra
The Weekend Mechanic
Max
I took the cheap mans method to my 6.0 performance. I bought a hypertech programmer cheap off ebay, opened up the stock airbox, and then just straight tune up, new plugs, wires cleaned TB and intake, etc etc. It is a night and day difference. I live in the city and farm on the weekends, and I log every tank of gas.
Overall Avg 16 mpg (imp)
Highway 18 mpg (imp) best of 23, can get over 20 if I keep off the pedal
Towing 10,000 lbs + 10 (imp)
Its too late for me to do the conversion to US for ya, I don't recall the formula...
The diablo is a much better tuner than Hypertech. The intake is not worth it, just open up your airbox like the Duarmax guys do.
I took the cheap mans method to my 6.0 performance. I bought a hypertech programmer cheap off ebay, opened up the stock airbox, and then just straight tune up, new plugs, wires cleaned TB and intake, etc etc. It is a night and day difference. I live in the city and farm on the weekends, and I log every tank of gas.
Overall Avg 16 mpg (imp)
Highway 18 mpg (imp) best of 23, can get over 20 if I keep off the pedal
Towing 10,000 lbs + 10 (imp)
Its too late for me to do the conversion to US for ya, I don't recall the formula...
The diablo is a much better tuner than Hypertech. The intake is not worth it, just open up your airbox like the Duarmax guys do.
Max Attitude
Typical White Person
Cool. Since I last posted my dad bought a Duramax for himself and one for work. But we also borrowed my buddy's Bully Dog programmer and it made a big difference until we were towing in the big hills out west...felt like stock again. :rolleyes5:
oldbrownsierra
The Weekend Mechanic
It felt like stock when you got to the hills?
Max Attitude
Typical White Person
Yeah, I didn't remember exactly what the last trip was like without the tuner, but we were towing a 16' enclosed trailer and the truck is still guttless in the big hills. It's hard to keep it at 70-75mph.